kriznarf
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Pretty sure that's huge compliment coming from stinkbud, mr2shim. You def deserve it!
Holy Smoke: Strawberry Diesel - 400w Waterfarm
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mr2shim
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Thanks both of you. I really didn't think it was that great. I really appreciate that.
james gordon
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hey man im half way through week6 of flower with same strain. i thought it was going to take longer too but within a few nights it really has packed on alot of weight and is deff going to be ready in 8 weeks. the smell is absolutly amazing!
mr2shim
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No idea man, I'm hoping close to a pound but who knows. It'll have eto put on some serious weight to get near that mark. If I cut it down today I think i'd get a good 2-3 oz dried off it. Took a peak at the root sytem and it's monstrous, I was worried about root rot but everything looks really good down there and no smell of rot..
mr2shim
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Well well,.. drip ring clogged. Attempted to fix it. Like always that stupid plastic thing gets stuck in the tube. Ah well, I'm not gonna worry about it too much, I'll just pour some water over the hydroton every so often instead. Still drinking a gallon every 36 hours. Not really wanting much more than that. ppm was 1290 pH 5.8 Had a peak at the roots. They are monstrous. I was worried about the fact that it's not drinking a gallon every 24 hours due to mild root rot, but I didn't see any signs of that. I guess she is content with what she takes in. The root system is truly amazing, can't wait to cut it down to see it and snap some shots.
widowmaker31
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any current pics? anxious to see how things are looking! what day of flower are you in?
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mr2shim
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Today is 39 days of 12/12. Things really aren't looking much different than they did Monday. (page 45 has Monday's pictures) The buds are getting fatter but only marginally. I'll post more pictures Monday. The difference should be noticeable by then.
SCOTTYBALLS
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When that stupid plastic peice gets stuck I use a coat hanger straigten it out and bend a hook at the tip make the hook skinny enough to go threw the plast hole in the center and the hook will grab it from the bottom.. this is a flaw with the system why GH has not just used a bigger peice of tubeing yet is beyond me.. you may be able to find a larger diameter tube from a home improvment store so getting stuck will not be a problem...
Also when I have encounterd a clog 98% of the time its usally in the air line leading down to the fitting .. you can use a 14 gauge wire and run it threw the air line to disloge the clog that way you dont have to remove the whole colum..
I would try to get that top ring pumping, just pouring water over the top will not be enough unless you have time to do it every half hour.. hydro roots are difrent from soil roots.. they must not dry out.. there are alot of roots in that top bucket you will see when you clean it out... if they start to develope root rot it will effect the entire plant.
mr2shim
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Took your advice, made a clothes hanger hook, tried, failed. Took grow chamber out of res and had the help of my wife with her tiny hands fishing around in the res. She found it and the drip ring is just a dripping away now.
Mine are like $12 at the hardware store.
mr2shim
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Yea, I got one for 15 bucks. Sylvania.
SCOTTYBALLS
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Yeah it only works if its stuck in the tube.. once it hits the bottom res bucket your screwed glad to hear you did get it out and is pumping now.. you can also use Epoxy and glue the fitting peice to the colum tube.. there are alot of tricks to waterfarms but will know what to do next time 
mr2shim
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Yea, I have a few ideas I'm going to try after this grow is done. I noticed the airstone I put in got ate up by the roots and more than likely isn't working at all. Either will take it out or glue it down.Yeah it only works if its stuck in the tube.. once it hits the bottom res bucket your screwed glad to hear you did get it out and is pumping now.. you can also use Epoxy and glue the fitting peice to the colum tube.. there are alot of tricks to waterfarms but will know what to do next time
Dayzt
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Great news man - can't wait to see!!
kriznarf
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super exciting, mang
mr2shim
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So it's been 42 days of 12/12 now. I still think she's about a week or two behind. Didn't being to flower as soon as I had hoped but ah well! You will probably notice a little bit of burnt leaves on top, that's from when I lifted up the grow chamber to get he bottom piece of the drip ring out of the res. Got a bit too close to the light. Even in a cool tube these 400w HID's get hot!
Onto the pictures. Will be draining the res and adding fresh nutes tomorrow. ppm is holding strong @ 1250 which is great. So probably 3-4 weeks total left on this grow.
Onto the pictures. Will be draining the res and adding fresh nutes tomorrow. ppm is holding strong @ 1250 which is great. So probably 3-4 weeks total left on this grow.